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lex

1

[ leks ]

noun

, plural le·ges [lee, -jeez, le, -ges].


lex.

2

abbreviation for

  1. lexical.
  2. lexicon.

lex

/ lɛks /

noun

  1. a system or body of laws
  2. a particular specified law
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lex1

First recorded in 1490–1500, lex is from the Latin word lēx
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lex1

Latin
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Example Sentences

The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.

Instead, it seems to be packed with incompetents who make the Watergate burglars look like Lex Luthor.

Lex Fajardo, creator of the graphic novel series Kid Beowulf, really likes Loki, too.

Bryan Cranston has reportedly been cast as Lex Luthor in a Man of Steel sequel.

Thankfully, neither iteration relies on lazy storylines involving kryptonite or Lex Luthor (at least not yet).

Lex non est decretum mere disciplinare: e natura ipsa contractus matrimonialis desumitur.

Estne una lex pro ista a natura castrata et alia pro muliere a chirurgo castrata et tertia pro vetula senectute castrata?

Isaac showed off, all right, with his 'Bipets are sings vis two lex!'

The common law is the law of England, the unwritten law of England, the lex non scripta.

It is time that the lex talionis should be applied to those who have so often made themselves merry at our expense.

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